Nostr notes by rustinmyeye

Nostr event nevent1qqsdmsqexh4ekdsh2t8qxfhl0n35cc70ufuxe7qmyv9v6qsuk4st33qzyqnuqe22tletseetqar9y0skuc6j9js6r3jlz0fn67q3rk80pxl27q7hgvd

2026-10-14T23:59:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…j2gj
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Cool, updated the app on my phone and letting it add repeaters to ...

2026-10-14T23:58:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…rdv9
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Cool, updated the app on my phone and letting it add repeaters to the map for the Ottawa/Montreal/Quebec City mesh now.

Norsemen vibes

2026-09-18T17:14:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…vtef
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Norsemen vibes

I finally was able to get LRPT images from Meteor M2-4. I set up ...

2026-06-14T23:50:49Z

I finally was able to get LRPT images from Meteor M2-4. I set up satdump to record and decode passes automatically and I noticed it worked soon after the pass. #satdump

Got excited, but the biggest issue I have with it is still ...

2026-06-14T00:42:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…5nur
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Got excited, but the biggest issue I have with it is still happening. Hopefully fixed soon! It does not support multi byte paths still.

Its this: https://github.com/zjs81/meshcore-open/issues/367

I am beginning the restoration on this 1996 F-150. I just ...

2026-04-10T17:45:30Z

I am beginning the restoration on this 1996 F-150. I just finished disassembly and now I'm starting on removing the rust. It is nice to see that the passenger side cab floor is perfect.

My favorite trucks

2026-04-08T04:04:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…kdzg
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My favorite trucks

Nostr event nevent1qqsg9rfcwrdk3n8gclcghydj76u6rj0m5ecn2dyc2w08tjcnvcg9w7gzyqnuqe22tletseetqar9y0skuc6j9js6r3jlz0fn67q3rk80pxl27p26han

2026-04-07T21:31:44Z

I welded a draw bar to my shop crane so I can slide it into the ...

2026-04-02T22:06:14Z

I welded a draw bar to my shop crane so I can slide it into the receiver hitch of my truck. It is awesome, and I wish I did it sooner! I was able to get this bed from the backyard which still has pretty deep snow.

Best sandwich is thick sliced tomato on sourdough with butter and ...

2026-03-26T11:45:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…4m6y
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Best sandwich is thick sliced tomato on sourdough with butter and black pepper or spicy olive oil

Nostr event nevent1qqsqqqyaykht6xdqqmq38qrllj9p9sqzkgk965yq3tf64dazlp0fljqzyqnuqe22tletseetqar9y0skuc6j9js6r3jlz0fn67q3rk80pxl274futjv

2026-03-24T14:36:06Z

The extended feed on #wisp is pretty cool

bitluni, SimonFordman, saveitforparts, picky plans, ...

2026-03-13T22:29:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…m9cj
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bitluni, SimonFordman, saveitforparts, picky plans, bigclivedotcom, Benn Jordan

Seems like it could be an April fools joke... But its not April ...

2026-03-13T19:00:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…zxuj
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Seems like it could be an April fools joke... But its not April yet I guess.

yo

2026-03-10T18:48:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…ps0y
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yo

Testing out vinnegar, salt, hydrogen peroxide solution for ...

2026-03-07T18:01:08Z

Testing out vinnegar, salt, hydrogen peroxide solution for dissolving copper to release gold foils. Seems to work fine.

Im getting back into scrap metal, but this time im going to try micro scrapping as well. Trying to recover precious metals as a hobby before bringing in the shred for scrap.

Operating at low battery percentage probably could do it too... I ...

2026-02-26T12:09:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…n75u
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Operating at low battery percentage probably could do it too... I guess.

Yup, and if voltage sags in the cold (-30c), this happens. Volts ...

2026-02-26T12:06:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…dml8
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Yup, and if voltage sags in the cold (-30c), this happens. Volts down, amps up. The dc-dc boost converter didnt like the abuse. That's part of the reason I'm switching to NiCd batteries, and Li-Ion batteries freak me out unattended in a forest, because of fire risk, abused from charging in the cold too...

I removed the blown converter and it still works when powering the base board and transmitter board individually, so using it with 5v external now.

I found some more NiCd cells! Charging and testing them now. ...

2026-02-25T15:05:53Z

I found some more NiCd cells! Charging and testing them now.

Just bought a bunch of NiCad batteries to use in my ...

2026-02-23T23:56:42Z

Just bought a bunch of NiCad batteries to use in my Meshtastic/Meshcore nodes instead of lithium ions... Well see how well they work, but I think it'll be safer especially since they are unattended in a forest, and maybe they will work better in the harsh winter temps (-30c frequently).

I've had bad voltage sags on cold days from my lithium ion batteries that cause weird reboots and other stuff. Probably hard on the batteries charging in the cold too.

I absolutely don't want to start a forest fire in the summer because of a hurt battery, from my dumb mesh nerd activities.

The Halo Wars 2 cutscenes are the best in the franchise. I love ...

2026-02-21T14:07:49Z

The Halo Wars 2 cutscenes are the best in the franchise. I love this shit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWk8FRDdvlY

Its that time of year that I need my truck again. Its been ...

2026-02-18T07:56:35Z

Its that time of year that I need my truck again. Its been sitting for a couple months, just collecting snow. I should have cleared it off a few more times while it sat... I got lazy with it and now the roof is dented in a lil.

I had a chance tonight to go hang my birdhouse style node in the ...

2026-02-18T04:40:59Z

I had a chance tonight to go hang my birdhouse style node in the forest. So far it is excellent! The place I found is reachable from all the other nodes, so messaging reliability will be pretty good now I think!

My next one I hope to make look a bit nicer and also have it be a functional birdhouse, with no exposed antennas or anything. The drywall screw jar was just the only thing I had around, but really it is too big.

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nevent1q…n2uy
What a rushed hack job this was... Built this little solar #meshtastic node to hang in a tree just now, while my son is napping. Now I need to figure oit how to get it up there.

It's an RAK board, with 12w of solar panels I got used, cedar shims, zip ties, a battery I modified from a pair of heated socks, a drywall screw jar, and a CV boot from a 2008 Hyundai accent I had spare.

I wanted to make it double as a functional birdhouse, but I ...

2026-02-18T04:34:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…pt6d
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I wanted to make it double as a functional birdhouse, but I rushed it, because I didn't have time and just wanted to get it done. Next one I'll try harder to make it a birdhouse that birds coupd actually use, and hide all the antennas and crap inside. I like the solar panels I found, because they are matte and don't look very out of place as a roof.

I live about 30 km from the city, so the mesh is just myself, a ...

2026-02-18T04:33:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…q600
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I live about 30 km from the city, so the mesh is just myself, a friend, and a couple other local guys. This node will help relay across a forest that is between us all, and so far its great! I just installed it tonight. I'll upload my Blair witch style video hah.

The closest city is Ottawa, which has a really impressive mesh, both mestastic and meshcore (everyone has been switching to meshcore because it seems to handle largecityy mesh's better). We are trying to get nodes setup high enough now to hopefully join that mesh soon.

What a rushed hack job this was... Built this little solar ...

2026-02-17T19:34:35Z

What a rushed hack job this was... Built this little solar #meshtastic node to hang in a tree just now, while my son is napping. Now I need to figure oit how to get it up there.

It's an RAK board, with 12w of solar panels I got used, cedar shims, zip ties, a battery I modified from a pair of heated socks, a drywall screw jar, and a CV boot from a 2008 Hyundai accent I had spare.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b9gTLlBkKP8

2026-02-16T01:50:26Z

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b9gTLlBkKP8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQsFPPFNUXk

2026-02-16T01:47:35Z

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQsFPPFNUXk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsxQBs1suWs

2026-02-16T01:45:38Z

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsxQBs1suWs

Stupid skylights... Spent my morning crawling around the attic ...

2026-02-12T03:19:19Z

Stupid skylights... Spent my morning crawling around the attic looking for a leak, and then diverting the leak out the soffit so it stopped soaking the insulation. Found out it is leaking because of a big ice dam under the skylight which is loosing too much heat I guess. Gotta melt all that ice now.

Flashing #2 now ...

2026-02-10T15:34:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…22p0
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Flashing #2 now

Setting up a couple #reticulum #rnode s to play with... ...

2026-02-10T15:31:14Z

Setting up a couple #reticulum #rnode s to play with...

Thank you for that tip! Just set that up. I had no idea.

2026-02-10T04:37:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…r65h
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Thank you for that tip! Just set that up. I had no idea.

I just realized that Mr. Vain has been in my head because this ...

2026-02-10T01:40:16Z

I just realized that Mr. Vain has been in my head because this song plays on the radio so often! Double earworm...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqFE9h-hXlY

quoting
nevent1q…sr0r
This song has been stuck in my head all day: https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/embed/ZMtf_ouMTHw?t=9

https://youtu.be/BC4bTHmWz-A

2026-02-09T23:09:05Z

https://youtu.be/BC4bTHmWz-A

Seems plausible that this was mine, but others seem too recent. ...

2026-02-09T15:33:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…xtjy
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Seems plausible that this was mine, but others seem too recent.

#asknostr I wanted to build a thing to check an npubs first note, ...

2026-02-09T15:19:50Z

#asknostr I wanted to build a thing to check an npubs first note, kinda like to see how long I've been using nostr, but it doesn't work for everyone I try. What's the right way to do this?

Running it here: https://notecheck.bspr.UK

Code made by a robot:

❯ cat server.js 10:16:39const express = require("express");
const { nip19 } = require("nostr-tools");
const { SimplePool, useWebSocketImplementation } = require("nostr-tools/pool");
const WebSocket = require("ws");

useWebSocketImplementation(WebSocket);

const app = express();
const PORT = 4747;
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));

// Convert npub to hex
function npubToHex(npub) {
const { type, data } = nip19.decode(npub);
if (type !== "npub") throw new Error("Invalid npub");
return data;
}

// Expanded default relay list
const defaultRelays = [
"wss://relay.damus.io",
"wss://nos.lol",
"wss://nostr.wine",
"wss://relay.nostr.band",
"wss://nostr.bitcoiner.social",
"wss://nostr.oxtr.dev",
"wss://soloco.nl",
"wss://nostr.einundzwanzig.space",
"wss://relay.nostr.net",
"wss://offchain.pub",
"wss://relay.snort.social",
"wss://eden.nostr.land",
"wss://nostr.mom",
"wss://relay.nostrview.com",
"wss://nostr.plebchain.org",
"wss://nostr.21sats.net"
];

// Get oldest kind 1 (note) timestamp from multiple relays
async function getFirstNoteTimestamp(pubkeyHex, extraRelays = []) {
const relays = [...defaultRelays, ...extraRelays];
const pool = new SimplePool();
let oldestTimestamp = Infinity;

const promises = relays.map(url => {
return new Promise((resolve) => {
const sub = pool.subscribe(
[url],
{ kinds: [1], authors: [pubkeyHex] },
{
onevent(event) {
if (event.created_at < oldestTimestamp) {
oldestTimestamp = event.created_at;
}
},
oneose() {
resolve();
}
}
);

// Safety timeout per relay
setTimeout(() => {
sub?.close();
resolve();
}, 12000);
});
});

await Promise.all(promises);
pool.close(relays);
return oldestTimestamp === Infinity ? null : oldestTimestamp;
}

// Home page
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
res.send(renderPage());
});

// Handle form submission
app.post("/", async (req, res) => {
const npub = req.body.npub;
const extraRelays = req.body.extraRelays
? req.body.extraRelays.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean)
: [];
let message;
try {
const pubkeyHex = npubToHex(npub);
const ts = await getFirstNoteTimestamp(pubkeyHex, extraRelays);
if (ts) {
const timestampStr = new Date(ts * 1000).toUTCString();
message = `First Note: ${timestampStr}`;
} else {
message = "No notes found for this npub.";
}
} catch (err) {
message = `Error: ${err.message}`;
}

res.send(renderPage(npub, message, extraRelays));
});

// Render HTML page
function renderPage(npub = "", message = "", extraRelays = []) {
return `
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Nostr First Note Finder</title>
<style>
body {
background-color: #000;
color: #ffb700;
font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
padding: 2rem;
min-height: 100vh;
}
h1 { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
input, textarea, button {
background: #111;
color: #ffb700;
border: 1px solid #ffb700;
padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
font-family: monospace;
font-size: 1rem;
margin: 0.5rem 0;
}
textarea {
width: 100%;
max-width: 500px;
height: 3rem;
display: ${extraRelays.length ? "block" : "none"};
}
button:hover { background: #222; cursor: pointer; }
.output {
margin-top: 1.5rem;
background: #111;
padding: 1rem;
border: 1px solid #ffb700;
width: 100%;
max-width: 500px;
text-align: center;
word-break: break-word;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Nostr First Note Finder</h1>
<form method="POST" action="/">
<input name="npub" placeholder="Enter npub" required value="${npub}" />
<button type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('extraRelays').style.display='block'; this.style.display='none';">Add Relay</button>
<textarea id="extraRelays" name="extraRelays" placeholder="Optional: extra relays, space-separated">${extraRelays.join(" ")}</textarea>
<button type="submit">Find First Note</button>
</form>
${message ? `<div class="output">${message}</div>` : ""}
</body>
</html>
`;
}

app.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`Server running at http://localhost:${PORT}`);
});

This is the exact design I was thinking of building next. Cool.

2026-02-09T15:13:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…xsea
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This is the exact design I was thinking of building next. Cool.

Citrene is the coolest shit ever

2026-02-09T15:10:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…k3jd
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Citrene is the coolest shit ever

I've got probably 11 windows in my house and a skylight!

2026-02-09T14:53:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…23cc
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I've got probably 11 windows in my house and a skylight!

I live near Ottawa, Canada. Ottawa has a huge Meshcore mesh and ...

2026-02-08T17:14:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…py3s
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I live near Ottawa, Canada.

Ottawa has a huge Meshcore mesh and has almost full coverage in and around the city. It is impressive, and cool to use. But the meshcore community members I've interacted with don't care about open source freedom as much as I do, so I feel I don't fit in well.

Testing battery life of these things. Using recycled batteries ...

2026-02-08T15:41:50Z

Testing battery life of these things. Using recycled batteries from things I find. One Heltec v4 running #Meshtastic and one Heltec v3 on #Meshcore

Setting up #reticulum #rnode soon... I'm very excited to try it.

This song has been stuck in my head all day: ...

2026-02-08T03:39:25Z

This song has been stuck in my head all day: https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/embed/ZMtf_ouMTHw?t=9

HURRY HARD!

2026-02-08T03:35:18Z

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HURRY HARD!

Nostr event nevent1qqs9ydh7nx8smqr5qpdqv87m6c6krerzgygeqaz08g8qg9fq5p7c0cczyqnuqe22tletseetqar9y0skuc6j9js6r3jlz0fn67q3rk80pxl272tf6zv

2026-02-07T05:53:17Z

https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum/blob/master/Zen%20of%20Reticulum.md

#Meshtastic node stuffed inside a flashlight. I was looking ...

2026-02-07T05:34:34Z

#Meshtastic node stuffed inside a flashlight. I was looking around for a waterproof case, and I had this thing, which is waterproof, has a decent battery, and its own charge controller. The heltec v3 fits perfect and there was room for the antenna internally as well.

cool! they are very pretty

2026-02-07T03:10:34Z

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cool! they are very pretty

Nostr event nevent1qqszu9ht2ytzw7ufnelzs6fr4pldqrdfw6m0d2v2t3tdug7ylqmnvngzyqnuqe22tletseetqar9y0skuc6j9js6r3jlz0fn67q3rk80pxl27pqw979

2026-02-06T04:46:48Z

Relay test

Caution, made in China Real sticker on an 18650 inside a Canadian ...

2026-02-05T02:33:28Z

Caution, made in China

Real sticker on an 18650 inside a Canadian Tire flashlight I just opened.

Had a nice walk this morning. My son fell asleep in the wagon as ...

2026-02-04T16:28:03Z

Had a nice walk this morning. My son fell asleep in the wagon as usual haha.

and a nice one from kathleen edwards i heard on the radio today. ...

2026-02-04T03:31:11Z

and a nice one from kathleen edwards i heard on the radio today. stuck in my head. she had a coffee shop called quitters near me, in stittsville, but quit to focus on music again.

https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=RyzxnYjk6AY

been listening to a lot of pixel grip since their kexp ...

2026-02-04T03:30:12Z

been listening to a lot of pixel grip since their kexp performance. this ones nice. https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=_F1wZQGKZ8c

Growing some herbs. Basil, parsley, rosemary, chives, and for ...

2026-02-03T00:34:36Z

Growing some herbs. Basil, parsley, rosemary, chives, and for some reason I wantes to try sprouting wheat (thats the grass lookin stuff)

Wiarton Willie says yes :)

2026-02-02T23:06:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…3cme
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Wiarton Willie says yes :)

Nerdy activity for myself and the kids today: trying to receive ...

2026-02-01T21:45:04Z

Nerdy activity for myself and the kids today: trying to receive transmissions from the ISS lol.

Got some voices and a bunch of static once!

cool. i love halo... nice to see fans keeping it alive.

2026-02-01T04:59:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…8vxt
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cool. i love halo... nice to see fans keeping it alive.

Gimme gimme, how to play with this? Have a few heltec v3's I ...

2026-01-31T19:44:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…aqzf
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Gimme gimme, how to play with this? Have a few heltec v3's I can reflash to try.

Hmm I guess Signal is open, just not decentralized... Not sure ...

2026-01-28T23:03:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…gsxa
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Hmm I guess Signal is open, just not decentralized... Not sure why I thought server side was closed source. Anyway, I would prefer decentralized anyway :)

I know right... the more I talk about Meshcore and talk to other ...

2026-01-28T21:59:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…8nh3
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I know right... the more I talk about Meshcore and talk to other MC users the more I'm liking Meshtastic. I guess my "its so cool" initial reaction to MC was mainly just joining the large mesh of Ottawa, and seeing the coverage, but after getting to know it a bit is making ne rethink.

Maybe I should ditch closed source stuff like Signal completely... just hard. Been testing Jami with my wife and its been good though!

I was concerned about the openness of Meshcore before trying ...

2026-01-28T18:14:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…jkhe
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I was concerned about the openness of Meshcore before trying it... I am no opensource zealot (I still use Signal because easiest to get a facetime with normies) but I tend to use opensource apps when possible.

What I found is the Meshcore protocol and some firmwares are open source. Lillygo firmwares and the "official" client app is closed source.

I use the the client called MeshCore-Open which is as it sounds. It is great. The heltec firmwares are community built I think and also open.

One weird thing is the communuty culture in Meshcore is kinda against open-source stuff and in my experience they get defensive when I suggested I preferred the open client. They also didnt like that I vibe coded an android app portal for a wardiving web app, and blocked connections from it haha. They like the term official :)

Rebuilt my snowblower engine in the kitchen with my kids. ...

2026-01-28T17:42:33Z

Rebuilt my snowblower engine in the kitchen with my kids. Something had gone through the cylinder and gouged the wall pretty deep, so bad that it was way down on compression.

Anyway, just did the first oil change after and found a gear tooth umder the oil drain, so I was concerned something broke internally, but afyer looking at it closely, it seems to be a ring gear tooth... no idea why it was laying there. Made me nervous for a second haha

Anyone here using #Meshcore or have an opinion on it? In Ottawa, ...

2026-01-28T17:33:45Z

Anyone here using #Meshcore or have an opinion on it? In Ottawa, everyone has switched over to it from #Meshtastic

I flashed a couple Heltec v3's with Meshcore to try it out and its pretty cool! I was able to connect with people over 40 km away, via hops, and from a frozen beach in the open. Unfortunately the lora range seems worse than Meshtastic, so I cant reach areas I normally could in my area.

So far Im thinking it is really cool, and I will run both... would be cool to setup a meshcore - meshtastic bridge for myself and local mesh.

Nostr event nevent1qqszga8u7v3v3gygp3cmsznq062kyf5sadsrzchu5zfejv4qkx0w2xqzyqnuqe22tletseetqar9y0skuc6j9js6r3jlz0fn67q3rk80pxl27n2gxld

2025-11-05T18:34:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…8tss
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Got my #immich demo disk! ...

2025-11-05T18:31:51Z

Got my #immich demo disk!

Pretty cool! https://youtu.be/wSUxK8q4D0Q

2025-10-31T14:48:43Z

Pretty cool!

https://youtu.be/wSUxK8q4D0Q

Trying to figure out this injector driver module from my truck... ...

2025-10-29T21:29:33Z

Trying to figure out this injector driver module from my truck...

It died about a year ago, and I just replaced it at the time, but now I want to repair this one for fun. When it failed, one injector bank quit firing the high voltage. The high side control was open. The only obvious damage was a few burnt resistors and transistors.

I replaced all the burned parts and plugged it in, but as soon as it started, everything popped again.

Next, I pulled the MOSFETs that control the high side voltage, replaced everything again, and plugged it in… this time nothing burned with the MOSFETs removed.

One of the MOSFETs (the bad side) shows about 50 V on the gate when it’s supposed to be low. The good one only has around 1.5 V. When the good side fires, its gate jumps to around 98 V then drops back to ~1.5 V. The bad one just sits at 50 V and drops to ground only when the good one fires.

So it seems like something is shorting power to the gate of that MOSFET.

I’ll have to replace all the resistors and caps again (I shorted something while testing), but once that’s done I want to track down why the gate’s stuck at 50 V. Maybe another shorted transistor or something...

Another weird thing with this, is that the MOSFETs are N channel, so they need higher voltage at the gate than the source to fire, but the voktage seems to be lower… I may just be misunderstanding something there, or they need to be installed for the correct voltages to show up.

Jumpscared by a renault 12 last night. ...

2025-10-23T12:01:10Z

Jumpscared by a renault 12 last night.

Buck65... I'll breakout all the dirtbike mix tapes.

2025-10-22T03:28:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…s9t3
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Buck65... I'll breakout all the dirtbike mix tapes.

Trying to figure out where that pad connects to.... Forgot to ...

2025-10-20T02:32:40Z

Trying to figure out where that pad connects to....

Forgot to mention that the pad directly beside it, on the other transistor (pad is fine) is also the same l with no apparent trace to where it goes. Been trying to continuity test it but can't find it's trace anywhere.

quoting
nevent1q…u2sj
Well... Shit. I'm trying to repair this busted injector driver module for a 7.3L PowerStroke but I totally suck at soldering tiny stuff and ripped a solder pad off for one of the little transistors.

Of course its the only pad which doesn't have an obvious trace that I can solder a tiny wire to in an attempt at repairing it. I cannot for the life of me figure out what that pad connects to electrically.

Also I discovered the real problem after destroying the pad... A burnt resistor that I traced to the gate of the bank one main power MOSFET. That was the issue all along... a simple easy to replace item.

Oh well, I will try to figure it all out and slam new parts at it and cross my fingers.

Well... Shit. I'm trying to repair this busted injector ...

2025-10-20T02:17:38Z

Well... Shit. I'm trying to repair this busted injector driver module for a 7.3L PowerStroke but I totally suck at soldering tiny stuff and ripped a solder pad off for one of the little transistors.

Of course its the only pad which doesn't have an obvious trace that I can solder a tiny wire to in an attempt at repairing it. I cannot for the life of me figure out what that pad connects to electrically.

Also I discovered the real problem after destroying the pad... A burnt resistor that I traced to the gate of the bank one main power MOSFET. That was the issue all along... a simple easy to replace item.

Oh well, I will try to figure it all out and slam new parts at it and cross my fingers.

That's a nice fuckin kitty right there.

2025-10-17T16:13:33Z

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That's a nice fuckin kitty right there.

Fixed my Akai receiver! Now I just need to finish replacing some ...

2025-10-17T00:11:04Z

Fixed my Akai receiver! Now I just need to finish replacing some of the caps (already done the power section caps), replace light bulbs for the dials, and the blown filter board transistors. Yeah, I decided I'll go all the way and repair it correctly instead of leaving it bypassed.

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I hurt my trusty Akai AA-1030 receiver yesterday. Pretty sure I overdrove the AUX input after a mistake in my voice assistant’s Python code cranked the eSpeak volume way too high. It is all distorted and quiet now. :(

It survived almost 50 years all original, and for the past 10 years at least it's been on all day.

I will repair it though! It is beautiful.

Loves me a good lime squirt.

2025-10-15T20:51:51Z

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Loves me a good lime squirt.

I'm so full haha

2025-10-13T22:14:06Z

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I'm so full haha

Have you tried gnome desktop? Its pretty good out of the box.

2025-10-13T18:40:07Z

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Have you tried gnome desktop? Its pretty good out of the box.

Hell yeah! I just watched the whole thing for the first time over ...

2025-10-11T20:35:00Z

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Hell yeah! I just watched the whole thing for the first time over the last month. It is fantastic!

Depends where you get it... From a gas station, about 2-3 days ...

2025-10-10T11:05:55Z

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Depends where you get it... From a gas station, about 2-3 days would be considered fresh. From a sushi restaurant I'd probably want it made fresh that day.

This blew my mind. What a great track. ...

2025-10-10T05:09:14Z

This blew my mind. What a great track.

https://youtu.be/XYe8AKYPUYc

I hurt my trusty Akai AA-1030 receiver yesterday. Pretty sure I ...

2025-10-09T14:22:47Z

I hurt my trusty Akai AA-1030 receiver yesterday. Pretty sure I overdrove the AUX input after a mistake in my voice assistant’s Python code cranked the eSpeak volume way too high. It is all distorted and quiet now. :(

It survived almost 50 years all original, and for the past 10 years at least it's been on all day.

I will repair it though! It is beautiful.

Old video i came across from a couple years ago. 🌈🌈🌈 :) ...

2025-10-08T02:51:30Z

Old video i came across from a couple years ago. 🌈🌈🌈 :)

At this moment, Black Sails 🏴‍☠️ is my fave show of all ...

2025-10-07T05:48:41Z

At this moment, Black Sails 🏴‍☠️ is my fave show of all time. I loved it. The writing, acting, photography, characters, overall story. I really liked all of it. It is a very exciting show, and well paced I think. The last season I struggled with a bit, but it was mainly just because I was feeling some emotions for the character's hard times, and uneasiness of uncertainty.

The audio design and mixing was so good in my opinion. Especially during battle and just general ship noises were cool. I watched it in my shed with big speakers pretty loud. It was very nice.

I thought Pirates and a pirate show would be boring. I thought I hated sunny, sandy, wet, ocean, captain, treasure stuff. I felt similar about the sopranos when I first watched that. I went in thinking I didnt care for New Jersey Mafia crap and came out with that show being another favorite.

Sopranos has a great soundtrack too which helped a lot.

I haven't seen deadwood in years, but I felt similar about that show as well. And more recently, I watched Arcane which blew me away, I just didnt love the second season as much, but still it ends up in my top tier shows I'd say.

Very cool. Yeah, not much overlap in the gearhead/computer nerd ...

2025-10-07T05:42:31Z

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Very cool. Yeah, not much overlap in the gearhead/computer nerd spaces. Seems like you found your niche though, that's sick.

Yup, I'm a big big fan of obs fords. My power stroke is a bit ...

2025-10-06T20:48:40Z

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Yup, I'm a big big fan of obs fords. My power stroke is a bit beat up but its my baby.

You can give @nprofile…fxmx a look. Asic resistant GPU mining ...

2025-10-06T17:47:41Z

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You can give Ergo (nprofile…fxmx) a look. Asic resistant GPU mining algorithm.
https://docs.ergoplatform.com/mining/mining-overview/

Its good to join one of the mining chats on telegram, discord, or the ergo forum for more info if you want.

Hah, wow I took a wild guest on year. 10 years felt about right ...

2025-10-05T22:49:18Z

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Hah, wow I took a wild guest on year. 10 years felt about right for broken springs on an average Volvo.

It says Volvo on the bump stop and also on the shock absorber. I ...

2025-10-05T22:48:23Z

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It says Volvo on the bump stop and also on the shock absorber. I am also a euro car enthusiast, so things like that stick out to me.

Man springs are cheap for those Volvos actually. Id just replace ...

2025-10-05T22:36:06Z

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Man springs are cheap for those Volvos actually. Id just replace both rears. Very easy job.

Nice catch! I'd run it broken, but that's just me. Safest ...

2025-10-05T22:23:46Z

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Nice catch! I'd run it broken, but that's just me. Safest would be to replace it. Looks like the lower control arm is alloy, and the broken spring could wear into it weird. Also I've had a broken spring pop out before... So there's that worry as well.

Wtf is flytipping?

2025-10-02T11:48:20Z

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Wtf is flytipping?

I'm in Canada... I can go to town to any dollar store or gas ...

2025-10-01T16:24:09Z

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I'm in Canada... I can go to town to any dollar store or gas station general store and buy them. Easy to get.

They use too much power. Living in a tiny solar powered cabin, it ...

2025-10-01T16:21:38Z

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They use too much power. Living in a tiny solar powered cabin, it was just a waste to run incandescent bulbs. With LEDs I didn't have to worry much at all.

I do have a few in my on grid normal house now though... I like to feel the warmth they give when sitting at my desk.

So cool

2025-09-28T14:35:01Z

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So cool

Love Angel Olsen

2025-09-19T15:37:47Z

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Love Angel Olsen

A sci-fi podcast I like: ...

2025-09-16T23:42:07Z

A sci-fi podcast I like: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL95NP4bDITAln7fq-cCqzOFE15UvVthuL

@nprofile…pdga solves this with storage rent/demurrage. ...

2025-09-14T15:13:21Z

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Ergo (nprofile…pdga) solves this with storage rent/demurrage. https://docs.ergoplatform.com/mining/rent/

Followed along with the nordspace test launch in Newfie-Land ...

2025-08-29T23:37:15Z

Followed along with the nordspace test launch in Newfie-Land today, but there was an ignition issue! I love rockets and Newfoundland. Excited to see it fly... whenever.

Instant coffee rules them all

2025-08-29T12:59:22Z

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Instant coffee rules them all

https://youtu.be/UD4_CaTufIU

2025-08-29T01:36:34Z

https://youtu.be/UD4_CaTufIU

I know I'm late to the game, but I just set up #ollama on my ...

2025-08-21T23:04:48Z

I know I'm late to the game, but I just set up #ollama on my server with the open webui front end. It is really cool! I am very impressed with how fast the responses are and also super impressed with llava's "vision". Llava can describe images pretty well!

My only experience with ollama before this was on a 1gb raspberry pi clone (the libre potato board), and it was impressive in it's own way... Capable of running a decent llm on less than 1gb of ram and potato CPU. Just very slowly.

FYI 1/4" 12 point wrench fits on these E8 external torx bolts ...

2025-08-20T16:14:02Z

FYI 1/4" 12 point wrench fits on these E8 external torx bolts PERFECT. There wasn't enough room between the oil cooler and the bolt to use a socket on these. Bottom pic is the correct socket...

I am making the move to Graphene from Calyx when I get a Pixel 8 ...

2025-08-20T13:48:30Z

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I am making the move to Graphene from Calyx when I get a Pixel 8 soon. Just shattered the screen on my 6a.